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politico.com - 1/4/2009
How should the Senate handle the Roland Burris appointment?
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Unless the Senate can find something fraudulent about the appointment, it should seat Roland Burris. There is nothing that should prevent him from taking his seat in the Senate; if Harry Reid and the Democrats don't want to include Burris in their caucus, that is their business, but they cannot ...

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Secretary of the Senate rejects Burris appointment
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 1/5/2009
Secretary of the Senate rejects Burris appointment
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — (CNN) — An aide to Secretary of the Senate Nancy Erickson tells CNN that this morning she rejected Roland Burris' certificate of appointment to the Senate. Robert Baxter says Erickson rejected Burris' appointment because it does not conform with ... (more) Secretary of the Senate rejects Burris appointment

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news.yahoo.com - 1/4/2009
Reid cites "legal authority" to bar Illinois pick - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — WASHINGTON (Reuters) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Sunday that "legal authority" exists under the Constitution to bar embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pick to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, but added there ... (more) Reid cites "legal authority" to bar Illinois ...

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Blagojevich says Sen. Reid sought to influence his Obama replacement pick
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 1/4/2009
Blagojevich says Sen. Reid sought to influence his Obama replacement pick
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — A quick update on the Democrats' molten stew that is the scandal surrounding Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his controversial appointment of Roland Burris as the state's new senator to fill the vacant seat of president-elect Barack Obama .  ... (more) Blagojevich says Sen. Reid sought to influence his Obama ...

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How Do You Solve A Problem Like Roland Burris?
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days — Harry Reid still seems to think that the Senate can refuse to seat Burris. Nyet , say I ; see also this . I will emphasize anew that we would not have come to this impasse if the Illinois state Democrats agreed to change the law so that a special election would have been required to determine the identity of the next Senator from Illinois, instead of keeping the power to appoint in the hands of the Governor merely because Illinois state Democrats did not want to risk losing the seat in an election. How very un-democratic this decision was. And ...

How Do You Solve A Problem Like Roland Burris?
RedState: Conservative News and Community — Harry Reid still seems to think that the Senate can refuse to seat Burris. Nyet, say I; see also this. I will emphasize anew that we would not have come to this impasse if the Illinois state Democrats agreed to change the law so that a special election would have been required to determine the identity of the next Senator from Illinois, instead of keeping the power to appoint in the hands of the Governor merely because Illinois state Democrats did not want to risk losing the seat in an election. How very un-democratic this decision was. And ...

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